Huh?

Who's Your Daddy?

Hearing that name, Chu Qingzhou froze.

So the ethical joke she'd overheard outside Director Gu's office that day was them discussing the game's title...

This name...

Chu Qingzhou frowned.

It really was bizarre.

After carefully reviewing the data she'd just recorded, Chu Qingzhou raised her hand:

"Sorry to interrupt, Director Gu. Is there any room to adjust the price of this game?"

Chu Qingzhou felt the pricing was too low.

Regardless of the game's quality.

Just looking at the investment, Chu Qingzhou thought it was off.

After all, this investment was ten times that of Mario Bros.!

Logically, its price should fall in the 15–20 yuan per copy range.

A five-yuan price tag was far too little.

That meant they'd need to sell at least twenty thousand copies just to barely break even.

Hearing this, Gu Sheng shrugged, looking somewhat helpless as well, and turned to Little Nezha: "This price..."

"This price was my decision, Secretary Chu."

Shen Miaomiao nodded, looking at Chu Qingzhou:

"I have faith in Director Gu's work."

Bullshit!

Shen Miaomiao roared inwardly!

Do you think I wanted to set it this low?

It's all because the system is limiting this genius's brilliance!

You see, after the Waterloo of Mario Bros., Shen Miaomiao learned from her mistakes.

She deeply analyzed why Mario Bros. had turned a profit and thoroughly reflected on her own shortcomings.

In the end, Shen Miaomiao decided to take an unconventional approach and solve the problem of game sales at its root!

She planned to jack the game's price up to ten thousand yuan!

There are plenty of suckers in the world, but very, very few who'd casually drop ten thousand yuan on a pile of crap.

Shen Miaomiao's idea was good.

But the system wasn't stupid.

It immediately warned her that such behavior was against the rules and stipulated that game prices must fall within a reasonable range.

For a game like Who's Your Daddy, the system's suggested price range was around 25 yuan.

The system's reasonable restrictions left Shen Miaomiao frustrated but helpless.

So she racked her brain and went the opposite direction.

If you won't let me price it high, then I'll price it as low as possible.

That way, even if some sucker takes the bait, they won't recoup the cost anytime soon.

"...As for the price, I have it under control,"

Shen Miaomiao waved her hand:

"I believe that a work from Director Gu's hands won't disappoint us."

With that, Shen Miaomiao raised her hand, signaling Gu Sheng to start the game demo.

Gu Sheng nodded, sat down, exchanged a glance with Lu Bian beside him, and they both nodded.

The two of them were in charge of the demo today.

The meeting room fell silent.

Shen Miaomiao watched the projection screen with interest.

Chu Qingzhou also held her breath, eager to see just how this game, costing a hundred thousand yuan, would perform.

Soon!

With a lighthearted tune playing, the game screen appeared on the projection screen.

There it was!

Against a dynamic blue background, a crib, a tricycle, beer, soda, and rat poison scrolled endlessly.

Near the top, written in crude handwriting, was the game's name—"Who's Your Daddy."

And beneath the game title was an... abomination wearing an orange shirt and blue jeans?

Though describing a game character this way was improper, Chu Qingzhou simply refused to use the word "human" to refer to this father character in the game.

Because this goddamn model was just way too fucking abstract!

A round head topped with a blob of oval-shaped hair, two eyes also round, seemingly about to clip through the model at any moment, their gaze radiating a soul-shaking aura of idiocy!

The limbs had no joints whatsoever, so crudely drawn they looked like four strands of ramen stuck onto the torso!

And look at the other baby character beside this abomination!

A model barely reaching a normal person's shin, proportions severely distorted!

On a head as smooth as a boiled egg was a set of facial features slapped on with the utmost carelessness.

The diaper looked like part of the body, twisting and deforming with the baby's crawling movements, even clipping through the model right in front of them!

This was made with a hundred thousand cost?!

Chu Qingzhou was beyond furious!

In fact, anger was no longer enough to describe her current mood.

Perhaps shock and bewilderment fit her emotions better.

It felt like she was a small shop owner who one day received counterfeit bills from three idiots, only to discover the fake money was drawn with goddamn ballpoint pens by those three morons.

Call the police!!!

Those three bastards came here to commit fraud!!!

Yes!

A hundred thousand investment was indeed a bit low for a mature game.

But this thing... was way too immature!

And she had actually thought the game's selling price was too low just moments ago!

Now it seemed, if this thing ever launched, it would already be burning incense to thank the heavens if players didn't sue them for emotional damages!

And this was just the game's start screen!

What would it be like once inside!

Chu Qingzhou couldn't even imagine what kind of disaster that would be.

"...Ah?"

Chu Qingzhou was speechless.

She really couldn't find an angle to start, so she just opened her mouth wide and let out an "ah" that contained a thousand words and mixed emotions.

Turning to look at Shen Miaomiao, Chu Qingzhou wanted to signal her boss to call the police and bring this fraud ring to justice.

But she discovered that at this moment!

Her boss Shen Miaomiao, as if possessed, was staring at the game screen with eyes sparkling!

Woo-hoo!

Taking off!

Shen Miaomiao's mood right now was like a galloping horse on a vast prairie, flying high and free!

You three are really the ones for this!

This modeling! This image! This picture!

Holy shit!

At this moment, Shen Miaomiao really wanted to ask the three big brains across from her: Would you buy this piece of crap even if it cost one yuan, let alone five?

Anyway, Shen Miaomiao definitely wouldn't buy it, because she didn't want to become an idiot just to save a single yuan.

"Good!!!"

After these days of intensive training, Shen Miaomiao had become a master at insincere praise:

"This character art style is truly... gifted!"

She couldn't find any other adjectives either.

"As far as I know, in today's game market, no one has dared to challenge players and the market with this kind of art style!"

"But you did it!"

Shen Miaomiao nodded in approval repeatedly:

"Director Gu's pioneering and enterprising spirit is worthy of our study!"

Hearing Shen Miaomiao's words, the three across from her exchanged glances.

Lu Bian, sitting beside Gu Sheng, elbowed him and lowered his voice:

"...Old Gu, is Little Nezha being sarcastic and cursing us?"

"I don't know either..."

Gu Sheng answered in a low voice:

"But with her personality, she probably wouldn't beat around the bush to curse someone out..."

"Then... is she praising us???"

Da Jiang whispered in shock:

"Brother Sheng, is our boss an idiot..."

After a brief murmur, Gu Sheng mused, "Uh—then CEO Shen, shall we proceed with our demo?"

"Hey, no need for a demo."

Shen Miaomiao was in high spirits and waved her hand.

With the game screen right there, what was there to demo?

Once players bought the game, if they didn't report you for illegal fundraising, you'd be lucky!

The demo didn't matter anymore.

This game couldn't possibly make it to the gameplay stage.

You'd just have to brace yourselves for one sale, one refund.

As for me!

Hehe!

I'll just wait to collect the money!

With that thought!

Shen Miaomiao waved her little hand!

"I declare! This game company is approved! Put it on sale tomorrow!"

Ding!

The moment she finished speaking!

Shen Miaomiao heard that thrilling system notification sound in her mind!

Rebate System

Project: Who's Your Daddy

Current Investment Amount: 100,000 yuan

Expected Rebate Amount: 1,000,000 yuan

Time Remaining for Settlement: 6 days 23 hours 59 minutes 59 seconds (Awaiting Activation)